9 injured in West Side crash

Nine people were injured, three of them seriously, in a four-vehicle crash in the Austin neighborhood this afternoon, officials said.

An Emergency Medical Services Plan 1 was called for the crash about 4:45 p.m. at Roosevelt Road and Central Avenue. Nine patients, including two children, were taken to area hospitals, according to the Chicago Fire Department's media office.

Three of those injured were in serious-to-critical condition, according to the Fire Department.

Police News Affairs did not immediately have any information on the crash.